July 2011 - MARMAM - devlists.uvic.ca

Assistant positions for a cetacean study in the Mediterranean (Barcelona)
by Lara Delgado 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

Dear all, Positions are open for assisting with a cetacean survey in the Mediterranean Sea (Barcelona-Mallorca), Spain. Dates from 22nd of July to 30th of July 2011. DESCRIPTION: The EDMAKTUB association for the study and disclosure of aquatic environments, specially focused in the study of cetaceans; offer positions for volunteers for one of the trips of the summer campaign of the project “Cetacean population study of the Mediterranean Sea area: Barcelona-Balearic Islands, BCNCET 2010-2011”. The aim of the project is to study the cetacean species present in the Mediterranean Sea (Balearic Sea). The association catamaran will set sail to Mallorca, from the Barcelona port the 22nd of July and be back to Barcelona the 30th of July, both days included. Visual and acoustical surveys will be conducted from early morning to evening during the 9 days in the boat, studying the distribution, behaviour, and sound production of the sighted species. The assistants would be able to learn: species identification, environmental and behavioural data collection, sound collection, and basic marine navigating skills. Accommodation and food is offered in the catamaran during the 9 days, but assistants are required to pay 400€ for food and accommodation expenses. No previous experience is required, as the scientist present in the campaign will provide species identification information and teach assistants. If you are interested or want more information, please contact us to: edmaktub(a)edmaktub.com Thanks! EDMAKTUB association for the study and disclosure of the aquatic environment. www.edmaktub.com

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computer assisted dorsal fin matching software programs
by Marthajane Caldwell 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

Greetings List Members, I am interested in computer assisted dorsal fin matching software programs. Any information regarding the efficacy as well as pros and cons of such programs would be greatly appreciated. Please contact me directly at marthajane_c(a)yahoo.com rather than replying to MARMAM. Thank you for your time and consideration of this request, Mj Caldwell ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marthajane Caldwell, Ph.D., Marine Mammal Behavioral Ecology Studies, Inc. 8429 Cresthill Avenue Savannah, GA 31406 marthajane_c(a)yahoo.com 912-655-1765 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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SMM Biennial Workshop on AIS
by Mueller, Mark 19 Oct '11

19 Oct '11

You are invited to participate in a workshop on Saturday November 26, 2011 1:00-5:00pm in Room #10, preceding the Society for Marine Mammalogy Biennial Conference in Tampa. "The maritime Automatic Identification System: harnessing its potential for marine mammal research" will feature an overview of AIS technologies, trends in implementation, options for AIS data collection, examples of software packages and data processing and QA/QC methods, and real-world case studies of AIS being used in marine mammal research and management. If you are interested in presenting a talk or leading an informal discussion, please contact me directly (mark.mueller(a)myfwc.com<mailto:mark.mueller@myfwc.com>) to discuss. To see the full agenda and to register visit: http://www.marinemammalscience.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=articl… There is no registration fee for this workshop. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Mueller Research Associate Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 100 Eighth Ave. SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 mark.mueller(a)myfwc.com<mailto:mark.mueller@myfwc.com> (727) 896-8626, ext. 1904 Fax: (727) 893-9176

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MMO training course in July
by Maja Nimak-Wood 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

Pro-MMO Training Course Gardline Environmental Ltd.s' Marine Wildlife Department provides a field taught training course for new and current Marine Mammal Observers (MMOs), in preparation for the working environment of offshore industries, whilst giving the opportunity to expand marine mammal identification skills. The Pro-MMO course trains applicants to become fully qualified, JNCC approved, professional MMOs who gain exceptional field experience during their training. The next available dates for this field-based course will be 12th-14th July 2011. Prices will vary upon number of applicants, and the price of the course will include all teaching materials, experienced staff, accommodation during the course and support afterwards. Applications and info packs for the course can be obtained and all queries directed to maja.nimak-wood(a)gardline.com Kind regards, Maja Nimak-Wood Marine Mammal Scientist Marine Wildlife Department Gardline Environmental ________________________________ Tel: +44(0)1493 845600 Fax: +44(0)1493 852106 http://www.gardlinemarinesciences.com<http://www.gardlinemarinesciences.com/> Gardline Environmental Limited Registered in England No 4589816 Registered office: Endeavour House, Admiralty Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3NG Imagination is more important than knowledge - Albert Einstein ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY - This e-mail and any attached files contain information that is confidential and/or may be subject of legal privilege, intended only for use by the addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, please be advised that you have received this message in error and that any dissemination, copying or use of this message or attachment is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the information therein. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately and preserve this confidentiality by deleting the message. No binding contract will result from this e-mail until and unless an officer, on behalf of the sender, signs a written document. Sender accepts no responsibility for the completeness or accuracy of this message as it has been transmitted over public networks. Unless otherwise specifically stated any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the sender Company. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System, on behalf of the Gardline Group of Companies. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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DCLDE workshop update!
by sara.heimlich 02 Aug '11

02 Aug '11

The 5th International Workshop on Detection, Classification, Localization, and Density Estimation of Marine Mammals using Passive Acoustics at Timberline Lodge near Portland, Oregon, August 22-25, is quickly approaching! Don't hesitate much longer to register and arrange your accommodations: the tourist season is nearing its peak and accommodations both at Timberline Lodge and elsewhere on Mount Hood and nearby environs are soon going to be difficult to find. The block of rooms at Timberline Lodge that were set aside for this conference have now been released to the public and are likely to disappear, fast. Online registration will remain open through the first few days of the workshop. On-site registration will be also be available. Don't forget there are two great tutorials offered Iimmediately preceding the workshop, on Aug. 21: Introduction to Detection, Classification, and Localization (DCL) and Introduction to Density Estimation (DE). The last day (Aug. 25) will be a session on acoustic line- and point-transect density estimation (Distance Sampling), organized by Jay Barlow. For full details, visit http://www.bioacoustics.us/dcl.html -- Sara Heimlich CIMRS/OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center Newport, OR. 97365 (541) 867-0328 office (541) 961-1737 cell

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PLos ONE paper
by Simone Panigada 31 Jul '11

31 Jul '11

Hi everybody, the following paper has been published on PLos ONE and can be downloaded from the following web page: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0022878 All the best, Simone Panigada Monitoring Winter and Summer Abundance of Cetaceans in the Pelagos Sanctuary (Northwestern Mediterranean Sea) Through Aerial Surveys Simone Panigada, Giancarlo Lauriano, Louise Burt, Nino Pierantonio, Greg Donovan Abstract Systematic long-term monitoring of abundance is essential to inform conservation measures and evaluate their effectiveness. To instigate such work in the Pelagos Sanctuary in the Mediterranean, two aerial surveys were conducted in winter and summer 2009. A total of 467 (131 in winter, 336 in summer) sightings of 7 species was made. Sample sizes were sufficient to estimate abundance of fin whales in summer (148; 95% CI = 87254) and striped dolphins in winter (19,462; 95% CI = 12 93929 273) and in summer (38 488; 95% CI = 27 44753 968). Numbers of animals within the Sanctuary are significantly higher in summer, when human activities and thus potential population level impacts are highest. Comparisons with data from past shipboard surveys suggest an appreciable decrease in fin whales within the Sanctuary area and an appreciable increase in striped dolphins. Aerial surveys proved to be more efficient than ship surveys, allowing more robust estimates, with smaller CIs and CVs. These results provide essential baseline data for this marine protected area and continued regular surveys will allow the effectiveness of the MPA in terms of cetacean conservation to be evaluated and inform future management measures. The collected data may also be crucial in assessing whether ship strikes, one of the main causes of death for fin whales in the Mediterranean, are affecting the Mediterranean population. ___________________________ Simone Panigada, Ph.D. Vice-President panigada(a)inwind.it Tethys Research Institute Viale G.B. Gadio 2, 20121 Milano, Italy tel. +39 0272001947 / 0272013943 fax +39 0286995011 tethys(a)tethys.org <http://www.tethys.org/>

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new paper on cetacean conservation
by Laura J. May-Collado 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

We would like to share with the marmam community our latest paper on marine mammal conservation based on a phylogenetic analysis. The paper can be freely downloaded at: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022562 For those that might be interested here is the abstract of the paper. <http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022562> Phylogenetic Analysis of Conservation Priorities for Aquatic Mammals and Their Terrestrial Relatives, with a Comparison of Methods Laura J. May-Collado1<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0022562#…> ,2<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0022562#…> *<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0022562#…> , Ingi Agnarsson1<http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0022562#…> *1* Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, *2*Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America Abstract Background Habitat loss and overexploitation are among the primary factors threatening populations of many mammal species. Recently, aquatic mammals have been highlighted as particularly vulnerable. Here we test (1) if aquatic mammals emerge as more phylogenetically urgent conservation priorities than their terrestrial relatives, and (2) if high priority species are receiving sufficient conservation effort. We also compare results among some phylogenetic conservation methods. Methodology/Principal Findings A phylogenetic analysis of conservation priorities for all 620 species of Cetartiodactyla and Carnivora, including most aquatic mammals. Conservation priority ranking of aquatic versus terrestrial species is approximately proportional to their diversity. However, nearly all obligated freshwater cetartiodactylans are among the top conservation priority species. Further, ~74% and 40% of fully aquatic cetartiodactylans and carnivores, respectively, are either threatened or data deficient, more so than their terrestrial relatives. Strikingly, only 3% of all ‘high priority’ species are thought to be stable. An overwhelming 97% of these species thus either show decreasing population trends (87%) or are insufficiently known (10%). Furthermore, a disproportional number of highly evolutionarily distinct species are experiencing population decline, thus, such species should be closely monitored even if not currently threatened. Comparison among methods reveals that exact species ranking differs considerably among methods, nevertheless, most top priority species consistently rank high under any method. While we here favor one approach, we also suggest that a consensus approach may be useful when methods disagree. Conclusions/Significance These results reinforce prior findings, suggesting there is an urgent need to gather basic conservation data for aquatic mammals, and special conservation focus is needed on those confined to freshwater. That evolutionarily distinct—and thus ‘biodiverse’—species are faring relatively poorly is alarming and requires further study. Our results offer a detailed guide to phylogeny-based conservation prioritization for these two orders. *Citation: *May-Collado LJ, Agnarsson I (2011) Phylogenetic Analysis of Conservation Priorities for Aquatic Mammals and Their Terrestrial Relatives, with a Comparison of Methods. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22562. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022562 -- Laura J. May-Collado, Ph.D. Associate Researcher & Adjunct Professor Universidad de Puerto Rico Facultad de Ciencias Naturales Departmento de Biologia University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras POBox 70377 Puerto Rico, 00936-8377 Office CN326 Phone:1-787-7640000 Ext2584 Email: lmaycollado(a)gmail.com Personal Home Page: LAURAMAY-COLLADO.COM Affiliate Assistant Professor Department of Environmental Science & Policy; George Mason University

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New Articles
by David S. Janiger 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

Hi, All Here's the latest posting of new PDF's that are available. File sizes have been included. Abstracts also available on request. Make all requests to: janiger(a)cox.net Cheers! David Janiger - Curatorial Assistant (Mammals) Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County 900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 763-3369 janiger(a)cox.net djaniger(a)nhm.org Janiger Journals AGATHOS, E. ANDREAS; MING SHEN; MICHALIS KATSIBOULAS; PETROS KOUTSOUKOS and GEORGIA GLOUSTIANOU. ASAIO JOURNAL 57(4):328-332. 2011. In vivo calcification of glutaraldehyde-fixed cardiac valve and pericardium of Phoca groenlandica. 0.372 MB AGUSA, TETSURO; KUMIKO NOMURA; TAKASHI KUNITO; YASUMI ANAN; HISATO IWATA and SHINSUKE TANABE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 63(5-12):489-499. 2011. Accumulation of trace elements in harp seals (Phoca groenlandica) from Pangnirtung in the Baffin Island, Canada. 0.532 MB BARNETT, JAMES E. F.; NICHOLAS J. DAVISON; SUSAN M. THRONTON; PAUL RILEY; TAMARA COOPER and MARK E. WESSELS. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 42(2):338-341. 2011. Systemic mucormycosis in a hooded seal (Cystophora cristata). 0.461 MB BRAND, LEONARD; MARIO URBINA; ARTHUR CHADWICK; THOMAS J. DEVRIES and RAUL ESPERANTE. JOURNAL OF SOUTH AMERICAN EARTH SCIENCES 31(4):414-425. 2011. A high resolution stratigraphic framework for the remarkable fossil cetacean assemblage of the Miocene/Pliocene Pisco Formation, Peru. 2.735 MB CABEZON, O.; A. J. HALL; C. VINCENT; M. PABON; I. GARCIA-BOCANEGRA; J. P. DUBEY and S. ALMERIA. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 179(1-2):253-256. 2011. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in north-eastern Atlantic harbor seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). 0.149 MB CAMPHUYSEN, KEES (C.J.). LUTRA 54(1):39-47. 2011. Recent trends and spatial patterns in nearshore sightings of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in the Netherlands (Southern Bight, North Sea), 1990-2010. 0.874 MB CARVALHO, I.; C. BRITO; M. E. DOS SANTOS and H. C. ROSENBAUM. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 33(1):91-97. 2011. The waters of Sao Tome: A calving ground for West African humpback whales? 0.711 MB COLLINS, KYM T.; PAUL D. MCGREEVY; KATHRYN E. WHEATLEY and ROBERT G. HARCOURT. BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES 87(3):286-290. 2011. The influence of behavioural context on Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) airborne mother-pup vocalisation. 0.359 MB CONSTANTINO, PAUL J.; J.-W. LEE; DYLAN MORRIS; PETER W. LUCAS; ADAM HARTSTONE-ROSE; WAH-KEAT LEE; NATHANIEL J. DOMINY; ANDREW CUNNINGHAM; MARK WAGNER and BRIAN R. LAWN. JOURNAL OF HUMAN EVOLUTION 61(1):89-96. 2011. Adaptation to hard-object feeding in sea otters and hominins. 0.524 MB CRONIN, M. A. MARINE POLICY 35(6):748-755. 2011. The conservation of seals in Irish waters: How research informs policy. 0.398 MB CUBERO-PARDO, PRISCILLA; CARL DONOVAN and JORGE URBAN-RAMIREZ. AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS 21(5):433-447. 2011. A proposal to define vulnerability of cetacean areas to human development: Variables and analysis procedures applied to the Gulf of California. 1.430 MB DENUNCIO, PABLO; RICARDO BASTIDA; MARIELA DASSIS; GISELA GIARDINO; MARCELA GERPE and DIEGO RODRIGUEZ. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 62(8):1836-1841. 2011. Plastic ingestion in Franciscana dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei (Gervais and d'Orbigny, 1844), from Argentina. 0.434 MB DONIOL-VALCROZE, THOMAS; VERONIQUE LESAGE; JANIE GIARD and ROBERT MICHAUD. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 22(4):880-888. 2011. Optimal foraging theory predicts diving and feeding strategies of the largest marine predator. 0.524 MB ERLACHER-REID, CLAIRE; CARMEN M. H. COLITZ; KEN ABRAMS; AINSLEY SMITH and ALLISON D. TUTTLE. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 42(2):300-303. 2011. Bilateral ocular abnormalities in a wild stranded harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) suggestive of anterior segment dysgenesis and persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous. 0.300 MB FISH, FRANK E.; PAUL W. WEBER; MARK M. MURRAY and LAURENS E. HOWLE. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 51(1):203-213. 2011. The tubercles on humpback whales' flippers: Application of bio-inspired technology. 0.405 MB FURY, CHRISTINE A. and PETER L. HARRISON. ESTUARINE, COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE 93(4):389-395. 2011. Seasonal variation and tidal influences on estuarine use by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). 0.584 MB GALATIUS, ANDERS; RUNE DIETZ; FRANK F. RIGET; CHRISTIAN SONNE; CARL CHRISTIAN KINZE; CHRISTINA LOCKYER and ROSSANA BOSSI. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 62(7):1476-1483. 2011. Temporal and life history related trends of perfluorochemicals in harbor porpoises from the Danish North Sea. 0.628 MB GILLESPIE, A.; E. BURGESS; J. LANYON and H. OWEN. AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL 89(7):276-278. 2011. Small intestinal volvulus in a free-ranging female dugong (Dugong dugon). 0.477 MB GOLDMAN, CINTHIA G.; MARIO J. MATTEO; JULIO D. LOUREIRO; MARISA ALMUZARA; CLAUDIA BARBERIS; CARLOS VAY; MARIANA CATALANO; SERGIO RODRIGUEZ HEREDIA; PAULA MANTERO; JOSE R. BOCCIO; MARCELA B. ZUBILLAGA; GRACIELA A. CREMASCHI; JAY V. SOLNICK; GUILLERMO I. PEREZ-PEREZ and MARTIN J. BLASER. VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY 152(1-2):138-145. 2011. Novel gastric helicobacters and oral campylobacters are present in captive and wild cetaceans. 0.502 MB GOMEZ-CAMPOS, E.; A. BORRELL and A. AGUILAR. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 405(1-2):18-24. 2011. Assessment of nutritional condition indices across reproductive states in the striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba). 0.724 MB GREENE, WHITNEY E.; KELLY MELILLO-SWEETING and KATHLEEN M. DUDZINSKI. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 24(3):292-306. 2011. Comparing object play in captive and wild dolphins. 0.116 MB GREIG, DENISE J.; GINA M. YLITALO; ELIZABETH A. WHEELER; DARYLE BOYD; FRANCES M. D. GULLAND; GLADYS K. YANAGIDA; JAMES T. HARVEY and AILSA J. HALL. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 409(18):3537-3547. 2011. Geography and stage of development affect persistent organic pollutants in stranded and wild-caught harbor seal pups from central California. 1.552 MB HILL, HEATHER M. M.; MARIELLE S. KAHN; LUCAS J. BRILLIOTT; BRIANA M. ROBERTS and CHRISTIE GUTIERREZ. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 24(3):235-243. 2011. Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) bubble bursts: Surprise, protection, or play? 0.262 MB HIRAKAWA, SHUSAKU; DAISUKE IMAEDA; KEI NAKAYAMA; MASAYUKI UDAKA; EUN-YOUNG KIM; TATSUYA KUNISUE; MASAKO OGAWA; TOMONARI MATSUDA; SABURO MATSUI; EVGENY A. PETROV; VALERIY B. BATOEV; SHINSUKE TANABE and HISATO IWATA. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM) 105(1-2):88-99. 2011. Integrative assessment of potential effects of dioxins and related compounds in wild Baikal seals (Pusa sibirica): Application of microarray and biochemical analyses. 0.476 MB HOFFMAN, JOSEPH I. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES 11(4):703-710. 2011. Gene discovery in the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) skin transcriptome. 0.393 MB HUANG, HSIANG-WEN. MARINE POLICY 35(5):712-720. 2011. Bycatch of high sea longline fisheries and measures taken by Taiwan: Actions and challenges. 0.929 MB INIGUEZ, ALENA M.; VITOR L. CARVALHO; MONICA R. ALVES MOTTA; DIANA C. SOUSA NUNES PINHEIRO and ANA C. PAULO VICENTE. VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY 178(3-4):293-299. 2011. Genetic analysis of Anisakis typica (Nematoda: Anisakidae) from cetaceans of the northeast coast of Brazil: New data on its definitive hosts. 0.478 MB ISOBE, TOMOHIKO; TOMOKO OSHIHOI; HIROKI HAMADA; KEI NAKAYAMA; TADASU K. YAMADA; YUKO TAJIMA; MASAO AMANO and SHINSUKE TANABE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 63(5-12):564-571. 2011. Contamination status of POPs and BFRs and relationship with parasitic infection in finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Seto Inland Sea and Omura Bay, Japan. 0.493 MB ITOH, YASUTO; KEIJI TAKEMURA; TOSHIO NAKAMURA; SHIN HASEGAWA and HIDEKI TAKADA. GEOARCHAEOLOGY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL 26(4):461-478. 2011. Paleoenvironmental analysis of the Mawaki archaeological site, central Japan, in relation to the stratigraphic position of dolphin bones. 0.712 MB JOHANNESSEN, OLA M. and MARTIN W. MILES. REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 11(1):S239-S248. 2011. Critical vulnerabilities of marine and sea ice-based ecosystems in the high Arctic. 0.683 MB KAKUSCHKE, ANTJE; ELIZABETH VALENTINE-THON; SIMONE GRIESEL; SONJA FONFARA; URSULA SIEBERT and ANDREAS PRANGE. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 62(8):1891-1894. 2011. Are metal-induced hypersensitivities in harbor seals associated with liver function? 0.219 MB LAILSON-BRITO, JOSE; PAULO RENATO DORNELES; CLAUDIO EDUARDO AZEVEDO-SILVA; ALEXANDRE DE FREITAS AZEVEDO; LARA GAMA VIDAL; JULIANA MARIGO; CAROLINA BERTOZZI; REGINA CELIA ZANELATTO; TATIANA LEMOS BISI; OLAF MALM and JOAO PAULO MACHADO TORRES. CHEMOSPHERE 84(7):882-887. 2011. Organochlorine concentrations in franciscana dolphins, Pontoporia blainvillei, from Brazilian waters. 0.409 MB LEONARDI, M. S.; M. F. GRANDI; N. A. GARCIA; G. SVENDSEN; M. A. ROMERO; R. GONZALEZ and E. A. CRESPO. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 33(1):177-179. 2011. A stranding of Balaenoptera borealis (Lesson 1828) from Patagonia, Argentina, with notes on parasite infestation and diet. 0.331 MB LOIZAGA DE CASTRO, ROCIO; M. SOLEDAD LEONARDI; M. FLORENCIA GRANDI; NESTOR A. GARCIA and ENRIQUE A. CRESPO. MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY: ZEITSCHRIFT FUER SAUGETIERKUNDE 76(4):521-524. 2011. Far from home: Record of a vagrant striped dolphin in Patagonia with notes on diet, parasites and age determination. 0.192 MB LOWTHER, ANDREW D. and SIMON D. GOLDSWORTHY. AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 59(1):54-62. 2011. Maternal strategies of the Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) at Dangerous Reef, South Australia. 0.451 MB MCGOWEN, MICHAEL R. MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION 60(3):345-357. 2011. Toward the resolution of an explosive radiation - A multilocus phylogeny of oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae). 0.661 MB MCKINNEY, MELISSA A.; RUNE DIETZ; CHRISTIAN SONNE; SYLVAIN DE GUISE; KARL SKIRNISSON; KARL KARLSSON; EGILL STEINGRIMSSON and ROBERT J. LETCHER. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 30(7):1506-1514. 2011. Comparative hepatic microsomal biotransformation of selected PBDES, including decabromodiphenyl ether, and decabromodiphenyl ethane flame retardants in Arctic marine-feeding mammals. 0.433 MB MELLISH, JO-ANN E.; ALLYSON G. HINDLE and MARKUS HORNING. ZOOLOGY (JENA) 114(3):177-183. 2011. Health and condition in the adult Weddell seal of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. 0.476 MB MINTON, GIANNA; TIM COLLINS; KEN FINDLAY and ROBERT BALDWIN. JOURNAL OF CETACEAN RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT 11(3):301-313. 2010. Cetacean distribution in the coastal waters of the Sultanate of Oman. 0.410 MB MOHAMMAD, BASHAR and RONALD MCHUGH. IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING 36(3):431-440. 2011. Automatic detection and characterization of dispersive North Atlantic right whale upcalls recorded in a shallow-water environment using a region-based active contour model. 1.080 MB MOORE, MICHAEL JOHN; TERRENCE HAMMAR; JULIE ARRUDA; SCOTT CRAMER; SOPHIE DENNISON; ERIC MONTIE and ANDREAS FAHLMAN. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 214(14):2390-2397. 2011. Hyperbaric computed tomographic measurement of lung compression in seals and dolphins. 0.421 MB NORMAN, STEPHANIE A.; MICHAEL M. GARNER; SUSAN BERTA; SANDRA DUBPERNELL and MATTHEW KLOPE. JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE 42(2):335-337. 2011. Vaginal calculi in a juvenile harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). 0.266 MB OKKONEN, STEPHEN R.; CARIN J. ASHJIAN; ROBERT G. CAMPBELL; JANET T. CLARKE; SUE E. MOORE and KEVIN D. TAYLOR. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT 115(8):2168-2174. 2011. Satellite observations of circulation features associated with a bowhead whale feeding 'hotspot' near Barrow, Alaska. 1.807 MB OWEN, MEGAN A. and ANN E. BOWLES. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY 24(3):244-254. 2011. In-air auditory psychophysics and the management of a threatened carnivore, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus). 0.062 MB PACINI, AUDE F.; PAUL E. NACHTIGALL; CHRISTOPHER T. QUINTOS; T. DAVID SCHOFIELD; DERA A. LOOK; GREGG A. LEVINE and JASON P. TURNER. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 214(14):2409-2415. 2011. Audiogram of a stranded Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) measured using auditory evoked potentials. 0.978 MB PEARSON, HEIDI C. EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY 20(3):85-95. 2011. Sociability of female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Understanding evolutionary pathways toward social convergence. 0.444 MB PEREZ, SERGI; ANGEL GARCIA-LOPEZ; RENAUD DE STEPHANIS; JOAN GIMENEZ; SUSANA GARCIA-TISCAR; PHILIPPE VERBORGH; JUAN MIGUEL MANCERA and GONZALO MARTINEZ-RODRIGUEZ. MARINE BIOLOGY (BERLIN) 158(7):1677-1680. 2011. Use of blubber levels of progesterone to determine pregnancy in free-ranging live cetaceans. 0.230 MB POMEROY, P. ANIMAL REPRODUCTION SCIENCE 124(3-4):184-193. 2011. Reproductive cycles of marine mammals. 0.169 MB PRAHL, SUSANNE; PAUL D. JEPSON; MARCOS SANCHEZ-HANKE; ROB DEAVILLE and URSULA SIEBERT. MYCOSES 54(4):E260-E264. 2011. Aspergillosis in the middle ear of a harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena): A case report. 0.382 MB RIESCH, RUEDIGER and VOLKER B. DEECKE. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 65(7):1377-1387. 2011. Whistle communication in mammal-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca): Further evidence for acoustic divergence between ecotypes. 0.314 MB ROBECK, T. R.; S. A. GEARHART; K. J. STEINMAN; E. KATSUMATA; J. D. LOUREIRO and J. K. O'BRIEN. THERIOGENOLOGY 76(2):267-279. 2011. In vitro sperm characterization and development of a sperm cryopreservation method using directional solidification in the killer whale (Orcinus orca). 1.066 MB ROQUET, FABIEN; JEAN-BENOIT CHARRASSIN; STEPHANE MARCHAND; LARS BOEHME; MIKE FEDAK; GILLES REVERDIN and CHRISTOPHE GUINET. JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY 28(6):787-801. 2011. Delayed-mode calibration of hydrographic data obtained from animal-borne satellite relay data loggers. 1.562 MB ROSSO, M.; M. BALLARDINI; A. MOULINS and M. WURTZ. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE 33(1):45-57. 2011. Natural markings of Cuvier's beaked whale Ziphius cavirostris in the Mediterranean Sea. 0.381 MB SAVINOV, VLADIMIR; DEREK C. G. 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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY PART B: BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 159(4):214-219. 2011. High-density lipoprotein remains elevated despite reductions in total cholesterol in fasting adult male elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris). 0.318 MB VENN-WATSON, STEPHANIE; CYNTHIA R. SMITH; FORREST GOMEZ and ERIC D. JENSEN. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B BIOCHEMICAL, SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY 181(5):667-680. 2011. Physiology of aging among healthy, older bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Comparisons with aging humans. 0.442 MB VERRIER, DELPHINE; CHRISTOPHE GUINET; MATTHIEU AUTHIER; YANN TREMBLAY; SCOTT SHAFFER; DANIEL P. COSTA; RENE GROSCOLAS and JOHN P. Y. ARNOULD. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 25(4):818-828. 2011. The ontogeny of diving abilities in subantarctic fur seal pups: Developmental trade-off in response to extreme fasting? 0.348 MB VISCARRA, JOSE A.; CORY D. CHAMPAGNE; DANIEL E. CROCKER and RUDY M. ORTIZ. 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Start of SOCAL-11 BRS project
by Brandon Southall 29 Jul '11

29 Jul '11

MARMAM, We are about to kick off the most recent phase of our biological and behavioral response studies of marine mammals in southern California. SOCAL-11 is second field season of a multi-year (2010-2014) interdisciplinary study, more generally referred to as “SOCAL-BRS” (Behavioral Response Study), of basic behavior and responses to controlled sound exposures in a variety of marine mammal species. The overall objective is to provide a better scientific basis for estimating risk and minimizing effects of active sonar for the U.S. Navy and regulatory agencies. SOCAL-BRS is part of a larger international collaboration to measure the impacts of noise marine mammals using opportunistic and experimental approaches (including controlled exposure experiments, or “CEEs”). For more information on the project, please go to www.socal-brs.org. You can also find a simple public summary for SOCAL-11 at: http://www.sea-inc.net/resources/SOCAL11_summary.pdf. Finally, we will be posting blog updates from the field on our progress at: http://sea.typepad.com/ Thanks, Brandon Southall on behalf of the SOCAL-BRS team Brandon L. Southall, Ph.D. President, Senior Scientist, SEA, Inc. Research Associate, University of California, Santa Cruz 9099 Soquel Drive, Suite 8, Aptos, CA 95003, USA 831.332.8744 (mobile); 831.661.5177 (office); 831.661.5178 (fax) Brandon.Southall(a)sea-inc.net; www.sea-inc.net

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New book: Whales and Dolphins: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions.
by Rob Lott 28 Jul '11

28 Jul '11

Dear List Members, This new publication may be of interest to MARMAMers. Whales and Dolphins Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions Edited By Philippa Brakes and Mark Peter Simmonds This is a must have for every keen marine mammal enthusiast and scholar. Via a series of concise chapters, in three carefully themed sections, this innovative and very readable book brings together experts in cetacean research and allied topics, to provide authoritative descriptions of our current knowledge of the complex behaviour and social organization of whales and dolphins. This information is considered in the context of how different human cultures from around the world view cetaceans and their protection, including current attitudes to whaling. In its concluding section, the authors and editors consider how the new information on issues such as cetacean intelligence, culture and the ability to suffer, warrants a significant shift in global perceptions of this group of animals and how these changes might be facilitated to improve conservation and welfare approaches. Contributors include Hal Whitehead, Lori Marino, Stuart Harrop, Richard Cowan (previously the UK Commissioner to the IWC), Miguel Iniguez, Erich Hoyt and many other significant figures in the sphere of marine mammal conservation and management. Contents 1. Why Whales, Why Now? PART I Whales in Human Cultures 2. Impressions: Whales and Human Relationships in Myth, Tradition, and Law 3. Whales of the Pacific 4. Whales in Latin America 5. Whales and the USA 6. Whales in the Balance: To Touch or To Kill? A View of Caribbean Attitudes toward Whales 7. The British and the Whales 8. Whales in Norway 9. Of Whales, Whaling and Whale Watching in Japan: a Conversation 10. A Contemporary View of the International Whaling Commission PART II The Nature of Whales and Dolphins 11. The Nature of Whales and Dolphins 12. Brain Structure and Intelligence in Cetaceans 13. Communication 14. Lessons from Dolphins 15. Highly Interactive Behaviour of Inquisitive Dwarf Minke Whales. 16. The Cultures of Whales and Dolphins Part III New Insights; New Challenges 17. Whales and Dolphins on a Rapidly Changing Planet 18. From Conservation to Protection: Charting a New Conservation Ethic for Cetaceans 19. What is it Like to be a Dolphin? 20. Thinking Whales and Dolphins 21. Acknowledgements 22. Authors' Biographies Here is what Jane Goodall, who provided a preface for the book, says about it: 'Whales and Dolphin: Cognition, Culture, Conservation and Human Perceptions is a very important book. It makes a compelling case for scientists, conservationists and animal welfare groups to combine to develop a new approach to the conservation of cetaceans.' Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, Founder - the Jane Goodall Institute (Arlington, VA, USA), UN Messenger of Peace (www.janegoodall.org)<http://www.janegoodall.org/> Ordering information. Available from Amazon and, in the UK, the WDCS online store. http://www.amazon.com/Whales-Dolphins-Cognition-Conservation-Perceptions/dp… http://www.wdcsshop.org/books/whales-and-dolphins/521/ Best regards, Rob Lott Policy Manager WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Website: http://www.wdcs.org<http://www.wdcs.org/> WDCS is the global voice for the protection of whales, dolphins and their environment. Please consider the environment before printing this email. WDCS Brookfield House 38 St Paul Street Chippenham Wiltshire SN15 1LJ T: 01249 449 547 F: 01249 449 501 rob.lott(a)wdcs.org<mailto:rob.lott@wdcs.org>

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